Chinese National Culture Research and Promotion Center was officially launched at Yuelu Academy on the afternoon of March 26. Xu Yousheng, director of the Hunan Provincial Publicity Department and Lai Mingyong, deputy chairman of the CPPCC Hunan Provincial Committee oversaw the launch ceremony. The center was built at Yuelu Academy under the guidance of the Hunan Provincial Publicity Department, the Hunan Provincial Education Department, Hunan Broadcasting Company, Hunan Federation of Social Sciences and Hunan University. The center plans to invite top domestic and overseas experts to conduct studies and open forums and seminars on Chinese national culture. The Yuelu Academy Chinese National Culture Award will be established and posts of distinguished and specially-appointed professors will be created to promote the spread of Chinese national culture. Mr. Xu remarked that this center is of great significance in accelerating the prosperity of philosophy and social sciences and increasing the cultural power of the province. He expected the center to integrate traditional Chinese cultural research resources from at home and abroad and increase the promotion of sinology. He added that the province will strive to develop Yuelu Academy into a highland in promoting Chinese culture, a high-end research platform affecting the nation and a base to exhibit achievements of the cause of socialism with Chinese characteristics. Translator: Guo YanSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

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On March 24th, Hong Kong business joint group visited zhangjiajie. Vice secretary of municipal party committee and mayor, Zhao Xiaoming met the group. The two sides exchanged views on the development of eco-tourism industry and the city ecological protection.The group was led by the Hong Kong chamber of commerce and the media representatives, had two days in zhangjiajie. The purpose was to let the chamber of commerce and media friend further understand zhangjiajie, to explore more business opportunities, strengthen Hong Kong and zhangjiajie business exchanges and cooperation.Hong Kong business joint representative said, zhangjiajie had the unique resources superiority in the world, hoping this trip can find business opportunities, common development of ecological tourism industry.Translated by Sophia

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After the Wuhan promotion, zhangjiajie 6 travel agencies association in wuhan quickly to package the design of tourist routes and products. The production of “zhangjiajie, the most beautiful sunset”, “the beautiful China, finding green zhangjiajie” cause a large the tourism market in wuhan.On March 22th, the first trip from wuhan to zhangjiajie carries more than 400 citizens smoothly sailing, beginning a four-day trip to zhangjiajie. The second trip to zhangjiajie will arrive on April 10th, this year, with a total of 17 trains, integrating tourist over ten thousand people.Translated by Sophia

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On March 24th, Zhangjiajie HeLong park,tourists is lined up in front of he long memorial to send flowers,showing great honor to the great proletarian revolutionist who broke the people’s army first shot. According to the servicer introduction, Helong park has long attraction for many days,with around 5000 people in the park every day. Visitors are enjoying green zhangjiajie,at the same time,they don’t forget to visit zhangjiajie red tourist attractions,accepting the revolutionary tradition education.Translated by Sophia

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On March 25th, with the coming of wind, frost, snow and rain in more than six years, more than 300 marked signs will be fully updated in the wulingyuan scenic area of by the end of June.Perfecting identification system is not only a tour guide, but also a scenery. It can let visitors feel the beautiful harmony of man and nature.Currently, the updating work of the whole signs signs is in full swing. All the signs in the dragon sightseeing elevator, tianzi mountain cableway and ten miles galleries can be perfect before “May Day”, which invested 500000 yuan.Translated by Sophia

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On March 23th, 2013, “Zhangjiajie Tour Guide Promotional Miles Walking”group smoothly returned to zhangjiajie, ending a week of promotion activities on north tourist market of china. 10 excellent tour guides with the form of folk songs and dances, had a propaganda to the odd mountain and different water of zhangjiajie. Zhangjiajie is popular among the local residents, travel business and media attention.2013, “Zhangjiajie Tour Guide Promotional Miles Walking” officially launched on March 17th, it successively entered in handan, hebei, shijiazhuang, tangshan and other large and medium-sized cities, beijing and tianjin municipalitiesr, distributed 10000 tourism publicity materials to the north market, succeeded in sending zhangjiajie landform scenery in north China，thus further enhancing the visibility and reputation of zhangjiajie.Translated by Sophia

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Chinese President Xi Jinping (1st L) and his wife Peng Liyuan (2nd R) are welcomed by Tanzanian President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete (2nd L) and his wife Salma Kikwete (1st R) upon their arrival in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, March 24, 2013. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)DAR ES SALAAM, March 24 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived here Sunday for a state visit to Tanzania aimed at enhancing friendship and cooperation between China and the East African country.China and Tanzania enjoy a traditional brotherly friendship, which is deeply rooted in the hearts of both peoples, Xi said in a written statement upon arrival, hailing the two countries as all-weather friends.The Chinese president said his visit is aimed at consolidating the traditional friendship, charting the course for future cooperation and promoting common development.He said he is confident that the trip will inject new momentum and vigor into the development of the friendly and cooperative relations between the two countries.Xi was warmly received at the airport by his Tanzanian counterpart, Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete.Since China and Tanzania established diplomatic ties in the 1960s, the two countries have maintained close high-level contacts, enhanced political mutual trust and expanded practical cooperation in a wide range of areas.China has become Tanzania's largest trading partner and second largest source of investment. Bilateral trade reached 2.47 billion U.S. dollars last year, up 15.2 percent year on year.The Tanzania visit by Xi, his first to the African continent since he became China's president earlier this month, fully demonstrated China's commitment to growing its relations with African countries."No matter how international landscape may change, China will continue to support and promote Africa's efforts to achieve peace, stability, prosperity and development, seek strength through unity and participate in international affairs on the basis of equality," Xi said in a joint interview with reporters from Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, or BRICS, last Tuesday.China and Africa have forged a profound friendship over the past decades. The two sides have supported each other in the course of national development, and coordinated well in dealing with international issues.The China-Africa relations have grown more vigorously since 2000, when the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) was established to further bilateral cooperation.At the FOCAC Beijing Summit in 2006, China and Africa decided to build a new type of strategic partnership, which has deepened bilateral cooperation in all areas in recent years.The two sides are actively implementing the follow-up actions to the fifth Ministerial Conference of the FOCAC, said then Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi at a press conference earlier this month."China and Africa will especially promote cooperation in such fields as investment and financing, assistance, African integration, civilian exchanges, peace and security in Africa," Yang said.China became Africa's biggest trading partner in 2009. In 2012, bilateral trade grew to 198.4 billion dollars.China's investment in Africa has also registered strong growth. By June 2012, China had invested 45 billion dollars in Africa, including over 15 billion dollars of direct investment.Meanwhile, over 2,000 Chinese companies are operating in 50 African countries, and more than 85 percent of their staff are Africans.China has also stepped up assistance to Africa, with more aid focusing on improving the well-being of local people, poverty reduction, disaster preparedness and mitigation, and capacity building.Tanzania is the second leg of Xi's maiden foreign trip as president, following Russia.After his Tanzania visit, Xi will travel to South Africa and the Republic of the Congo.In South Africa, Xi will attend the fifth BRICS summit in the city of Durban on March 26-27, the first to be held on the African continent.Source: xinhuanet

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On March 20th, provincial tourism industry development group released 2012 annual “3521 tourism creation project” of hunan province, announcing the second batch of strong provincial tourism county. NingYuan successfully created strong provincial tourism county.In recent years, NingYuan combined with good ecological environment, cultural heritage, regional advantages, good tourism resources, broadened the financing platform, increased investment in tourism infrastructure construction, optimized the environment of tourism development, in the scenic spot capacity and service level, it has made remarkable achievements.Translated by Sophia

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